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Female Protesters Accuse Egyptian Military Of Sexual Assault

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 05.09.2012

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CAIRO — Women protesters and rights groups on Wednesday accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crack...

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Thousands Protest Against Military Rule In Egypt

AP | AYA BATRAWY | Posted 04.21.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's Islamist and secular forces sought to relaunch the street uprising against Egypt's ruling military Friday, packing Cairo's Tahri...

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The Meaning of Omar Suleiman

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.16.2012

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Egypt's Presidential Election Commission has deemed ten candidates unqualified for the upcoming election battle to succeed the toppled Hosni Mubarak. They include Omar Suleiman, Mubarak's long time spymaster.

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Egypt's Increasingly Public Power Struggle

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 03.29.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-led parliament began drawing up a no-confidence motion against the military-appointed government Thursday, fu...

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CONTROVERSY: Egyptian Judges Feel 'Uneasiness' Over Trial Of 16 Americans

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 04.29.2012

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CAIRO (AP) — All three judges on Tuesday pulled out of Egypt's trial of 43 pro-democracy workers, including 16 Americans, according to a court offic...

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Egypt's Generals Roll The Dice With Washington Relations

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 04.08.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy, ...

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After Egypt NGO Raids, Visiting Military Delegation Can Expect Icy Welcome On Capitol Hill

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.06.2012

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A visiting delegation of Egyptian military officials, in the United States for a routine tour and consultations, are likely to receive a rough welcome...

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Egyptian Protesters Demand Military Step-Down

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 04.06.2012

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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military rulers were facing mounting pressure on two fronts Sunday, with a fourth day of violent street protests ...

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Egypt Mulls Earlier Presidential Vote

Reuters | Posted 03.31.2012

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* Judicial committee overseeing race meets next week * Advisory council meets over two days * Tantawi, speaker of parlia...

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ElBaradei Pulls Out Of Egyptian Presidential Race

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 03.15.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei withdrew from the presidential race Saturday, saying a fair election is impossible under the mil...

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The Isolated Whirlpool of Tahrir

Farah Jassat | Posted 03.11.2012

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Outside of Tahrir, the vying narratives and propaganda wars make it hard for the ordinary Egyptian to navigate the political scene.

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Clampdown In Egypt: Forces Raid 17 Pro-Democracy Groups In Intense Sweep

AP | By MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 12.30.2011

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CAIRO -- It was an unusually intense raid on pro-democracy groups backed by some of Egypt's closest allies, including the United States: Special comma...

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Egyptian Authorities Reportedly Interrogate NGO Employees And Search Computers

AP | AYA BATRAWY | Posted 02.28.2012

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CAIRO — Egyptian security forces stormed the offices of 10 human rights and pro-democracy groups on Thursday, including several based in the U.S...

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Egyptian Protesters Face A Bloody Crossroads

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 12.31.2011

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CAIRO -- On a mild afternoon in mid November, a little more than a week before Egypt was due to begin voting in its first democratic election since th...

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Muslim Brotherhood Stays Quiet On Calls For Transfer Of Power

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 02.20.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's ruling military escalated its tone against pro-democracy activists Wednesday, warning of an attempt to "topple the state," as go...

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Stripped And Beaten: Women March To Protest Police Brutality

Posted 12.20.2011

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Thousands joined a rare protest by women on Tuesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo. The "Million Women" march protesting police brutality and violent a...

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Egypt Protests Intensify

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 02.17.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's ruling military and the revolutionaries who demand they immediately step down battled for a third day in the streets on Sunday &...

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9 Killed As Cairo Protests Enter Second Day

Reuters | Posted 02.16.2012

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CAIRO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Eight people have been killed as clashes between troops and protesters in central Cairo spilled over into a second day, Eg...

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Egyptians Return To Polls

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL and AYA BATRAWY | Posted 02.12.2012

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CAIRO — Egyptians turned out in large numbers Wednesday for a second round of parliamentary elections, with Islamists looking to boost their alr...

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Muslim Brotherhood Will Boycott Military Council

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 02.07.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group set to dominate the new parliament, accused the country's military rulers Thursday of try...

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Confused In Cairo: An Egyptian Expat Goes Home to Vote

Carina Kamel | Posted 01.29.2012

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As I stand in line at my polling station at El Kamal school in the suburb of Heliopolis, bright and early on a sunny election day, I think about how tricky it is to ever really hedge your bets in Egypt.

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Egyptian Military: Despite Violence, Elections Will Be Held As Scheduled

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 01.24.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's military rulers rejected protester demands for them to step down immediately and said Thursday they would start the first round ...

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Protesters Reject Military's Concessions

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 01.22.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's military ruler promised Tuesday to speed up a presidential election to the first half of 2012 and said the armed forces were pre...

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Egypt's Military Moves Up Date For Power Transfer

Posted 01.22.2012

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CAIRO - Egyptian politicians say the ruling military has moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July 1, 2012. Abu al-...

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TIMELINE: Ten Months After Tahrir

Posted 11.22.2011

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Protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square entered a fourth day on Tuesday, as thousands of demonstrators prepared to hold a "March of the Millions." Protester...

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